Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-14
MIR. CURRAN DISPLACED.
lie Makes statement About bis
Failure to be Confirmed.


Mr.. James Curran, Supervising In.
! spector of Steamboats, for this district,
received a communication In Baltimore
on Friday from Acting Secretary OF the
| Treasury Fairchild ordering him to trans
! fer to the local inspectors of steamboats,
at Baltimore. Messrs. Sayille and Nalen-
tine, all government property IN mis-
| possession, such as desks, chairs, other
| furniture, stationery and other elects In
the Office OF tue supervising Inspector
OF steam boats.
The inspectors received a document
| from the same source authorizing them
to receive the property and to forward TO
Gen. Lamont any mail directed to the
supervising inspector for his decision.
This displaces Mr.. Curran from the POSI-
ton, which is vacant, and VIII remain SO
until President Cleveland appoints an
other person. Mr.. Curran, IN an Inter-
view with Baltimore sun reporter SAID;
| "The receipt of the letter from MI. FAR
child was quite surprise TO me. know
no precedent tor such procedure. 1t mas
been customary for receipts 10 pass be-
tween new appointCe and his prede-
ces5cr. On June |, 1888, took charge OF
the Office by Presidential designation, and
since then my name nas been sent twice
to the Senate, but uncovered neither
time. 1t is not necessary for me TO see
President Cleveland again II Senator Cor
man is going to take charge OF the APP
po!ntmeut OF a supervising inspector. He
is the one to be dealt with, and l cannot
but believe the President wants TO do as
the senator desires. My case is too
trifling for MIR. Cleveland to fall out with
MIR. German about it. The secret of the
trouble visited on me Is that | would
not indOrse an applicant for
local inspectOrship whom l did not
think was suited for the place. The
gentleman whom | refer to Is Mr.. Henry
schultz, a friend of Mr.. Rasin, who, in a
competitive examination, got an average
OF hfty-fve per cent, while three others
examined with him passed higher. One
OF them, Mr.. George City, who does not
claim allegiance with any faction, but is
Democrat, reached eighty-three per cent.
1t was not personal matter with
me In any sense. On the con-
trary, things would have been
made very pleasant Tor me IL l could
lndorse Mr.. Schultz. NY JUDGMENT
was to advocate the man who passed
highest, and in so doing believed | was
in sympathy with the administration. /
made a mistake in accepting the Office,
and certainly would not nave done so il
knew l was to De handicapped by APP
pOintments. IL was almost an accident
| got the place. My name " as mention
ed so often by friends in connection with
the supervising inspectorship that
made formal application, was Endorsed
by Senator German and took charge.
some time aiterward MIR. Eugene Hig-
gins, Appointment Clerk of the Treasury,
called at my house, and took from one of
his pockets letter which he de-
sired me to send to Washington. In it
Mr.. schultz was recommended for aD-
pointment. This was before the eXami-
nation. | told Mr.. higgins l could not
do that because L did not know Mr..
Schultz ana could not vOueh for his
capacity. Ii he made the best showing,
or passed tie with another, l would urge
his selection. Mr.. Higgins left not
pleased with my remarks. The next
move of his was to keep my application
from the President until the time desig-
mated by law for its presentation to Con.
gress had almost expired. L had to go to
the White House and unearth the paper"